Argentina
Amid surge in exports to US, Argentina aims to reclaim the glory days of its beef
US President Donald Trump recently announced that he would be boosting imports of Argentine beef to the United States. The move set off a firestorm of pushback from Americans in the industry, but a recent analysis shows the impact on the domestic market is likely to be minimal.
‘To Make the Archives Sing’: Old Jewish Argentinian songs recorded for the first time
Argentine Jewish musicologists Silvia Glocer and Yasmin Garfunkel are on a mission to preserve and share pieces of Argentina’s Jewish musical heritage with songs that have never been recorded or whose recordings have been lost.
Baseball rises in Argentina thanks to Venezuelan migration
In soccer-obsessed Argentina, there’s little place for other sports, and baseball is not the exception. The average Argentine knows very little about it, and there’s only one baseball field in the capital of Buenos Aires, a city with close to 16 million people. But in the past few years, baseball is attracting more players and more fans in the South American country.
In Argentina, ‘Swifties Don’t Vote For Milei’
Just days before the presidential elections in Argentina, Taylor Swift fans wanted to make sure their voices were heard. Pink posters with the caption: “Swifties Don’t Vote for Milei” were spotted all around the country’s biggest stadium, where the pop star recently performed three sold-out concerts. Javier Milei is a far-right libertarian candidate who has proposed radical changes if elected.
‘It’s the new soccer, where stars are born’: Trap music boom inspires Argentine youth
The latest installment of The World’s “Planet Hip Hop” series takes us to Argentina, where trap music has a huge following. From their bedrooms, aspiring artists remix their favorite trap songs and record music of their own.